5 New Books Every Latina Will Be Obsessed With

1. Give It To Me by Ana Castillo
It seems no family can escape escandalo. After Palma Piedra realizes her life wasn't at all what she believed, she questions everything on the journey to find her parents and learns a lot of dark secrets about her family along the way. Through it all, she begins to fall in love with her gangster primo.Full of drama and gossip (because who doesn't love chisme), this is amust-read for any chica in the process of finding her true self.

3. Bulletproof Vest: The Ballad of an Outlaw and His Daughter by Maria Venegas
In this memoir, Venegas takes a look at her estranged relationship with her father. Through her father's cuentos, she begins to see how Mexico created the man he was but also led to his downfall, crippling him into a selfish borracho and damaging his relationship with his children. Her journey really resonates with Latinos who know what it's like to go from a rancho to America.

4. Boogeyman Dawn by Raina J. León
In a collection of poems, León addresses a number of social and political issues affecting Latinos and African-Americans. She discusses domestic violence, racism, and the justice system, and includes poems about love.

5. Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education by Jennifer de Leon
For many Latinas, college can be a change you would have never imagined, leaving home for the first time and often being one of few or the first in your family to take that step. These mujeres invite you to hear their stories and learn about their struggles to obtain their hard-earned degrees. Read the stories of some of your favorite writers, like Sandra Cisneros and Celeste Guzman Mendoza.

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